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Fire support: Air Guard crews use drones, C-130s, helicopters and more to battle West Coast blazes

As large fires continue to rage across the West Coast, elements of the Air National Guard from across the U.S. have been sent in to assist on the ground and in the air, high above the flames and the billowing smoke.

By Jared Morgan

3 years ago

Here’s what the Guard, Air Guard and Air Reserve are doing to fight California’s largest wildfire ever

Wildfires have been raging across the western United States this summer, and as in many natural disasters, elements of the Army and Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve have been mobilized to assist local communities.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago